Exploring the world of Gilky in images

Tarak Ponnappa plays Shakti/Gilky

Tarak Ponnappa is Shakti, a mentally-challenged 29-year-old, who is called Gilky. He works as a food delivery agent in the film.

Chaitra Achar is Nancy

Chaitra J Achar's Nancy is a young woman with severe cerebral palsy, which limits her physical movements and speech.

Goutham Raj is Shakespeare

Shakespeare is Gilky's visually-challenged friend, who mouths supposedly 'philosophical' lines all the time.

Gilky explores love and desire among people with disabilities

YK's film follows the bond between Gilky and Nancy, and how they too have desires and physical needs.

Gilky is thought-provoking

The film also looks at how society represses the needs of people with mental and physical challenges.